Ludzka dojrzałość chrześcijanina
Human Maturity of a Christian

Summary/Abstract: The theme of the human maturity of a Christian is remarkably broad. A good many books could be written on the subject. The text presents some points for more extensive reflection on Christian maturity: true heart, the intelligence of faith, moral integrity, social maturity. The emotionally mature man is ready to establish deep and lasting personal – both marital and family – relations. Naturally, the place for transmitting and learning a mature faith which consists in coming to know the truth of God and man is the family. Moral maturity is formation of the mature conscience, essential for a mature faith. With respect to married and family life, social maturity should be marked with the readiness to share with and give to the other person and with the eagerness to require less of others and give more of oneself. It is an important constituent of human formation of a Christian to set proper personal examples. It is Jesus Christ himself – the Perfect Man, who is an unequalled but real-life example. Many examples to follow are to the found among the saints and the blessed. Many of them lived among us a short while ago and have been raised to the glory of the altar contemporarily. These also include saintly mothers, fathers, wives, husbands, children and even mothers-in-law. The only, ever-indispensible requirement for Christian maturity is the faith in Jesus Christ – as seen in the example of the good thief.

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